Sequoyah Country Club through the years

June 16, 2013 7:00 AM

Photo from a tournament at the Sequoyah Country Club in Oakland, Calif. in January - year unknown -from the Chronicle archives.

Photo from a tournament at the Sequoyah Country Club in Oakland, Calif. in January - year unknown -from the Chronicle archives.

Photo from a tournament at the Sequoyah Country Club in Oakland,... Photo-4792520.64659 - StamfordAdvocate

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Chronicle archive photo from a tournament at the Sequoyah Country Club in Oakland, Calif. in January - year unknown.

Chronicle archive photo from a tournament at the Sequoyah Country Club in Oakland, Calif. in January - year unknown.

Chronicle archive photo from a tournament at the Sequoyah Country... Photo-4792521.64659 - StamfordAdvocate

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Byron Nelson blasts out of a sand trap on the 18th hole of the third round of the Oakland Open held at at the Sequoyah Country Club in Oakland, Calif. on January 8, 1942.

Byron Nelson blasts out of a sand trap on the 18th hole of the third round of the Oakland Open held at at the Sequoyah Country Club in Oakland, Calif. on January 8, 1942.

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Photo from a tournament at the Sequoyah Country Club in Oakland, Calif. in January - year unknown.

Photo from a tournament at the Sequoyah Country Club in Oakland, Calif. in January - year unknown.

Photo from a tournament at the Sequoyah Country Club in Oakland,... Photo-4792523.64659 - StamfordAdvocate

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Members play the sixteenth hole at Seqouyah Country Club on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Sequoyah Country Club high in the Oakland hills is celebrating its one hundred year anniversary. The club founded in 1913 was the site of the old western open golf tournament. less

Members play the sixteenth hole at Seqouyah Country Club on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Sequoyah Country Club high in the Oakland hills is celebrating its one hundred year anniversary. The club ... more

Members play the sixteenth hole at Seqouyah Country Club on Wed.... Photo-4792524.64659 - StamfordAdvocate

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The interior of the historic clubhouse at the Sequoyah Country Club, on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Sequoyah Country Club high in the Oakland hills is celebrating its one hundred year anniversary. The club founded in 1913 was the site of the old western open golf tournament. less

The interior of the historic clubhouse at the Sequoyah Country Club, on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Sequoyah Country Club high in the Oakland hills is celebrating its one hundred year anniversary. The ... more

The interior of the historic clubhouse at the Sequoyah Country... Photo-4792525.64659 - StamfordAdvocate

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Members play the eleventh hole at the Sequoyah Country Club on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Sequoyah Country Club high in the Oakland hills is celebrating its one hundred year anniversary. The club founded in 1913 was the site of the old western open golf tournament. less

Members play the eleventh hole at the Sequoyah Country Club on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Sequoyah Country Club high in the Oakland hills is celebrating its one hundred year anniversary. The club ... more

Members play the eleventh hole at the Sequoyah Country Club on Wed.... Photo-4792526.64659 - StamfordAdvocate

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Members climb the fairway to the fourth hole green at the Sequoyah Country Club on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Sequoyah Country Club high in the Oakland hills is celebrating its one hundred year anniversary. The club founded in 1913 was the site of the old western open golf tournament. less

Members climb the fairway to the fourth hole green at the Sequoyah Country Club on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Sequoyah Country Club high in the Oakland hills is celebrating its one hundred year ... more

Members climb the fairway to the fourth hole green at the Sequoyah... Photo-4792527.64659 - StamfordAdvocate

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The winner's trophy for the annual Christmas tournament which began back in 1918 displayed inside the clubhouse at Sequoyah Country Club on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Sequoyah Country Club high in the Oakland hills is celebrating its one hundred year anniversary. The club founded in 1913 was the site of the old western open golf tournament. less

The winner's trophy for the annual Christmas tournament which began back in 1918 displayed inside the clubhouse at Sequoyah Country Club on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Sequoyah Country Club high in ... more

Club member Aubrey Willacy inside the men's locker room at the Sequoyah Country Club on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Sequoyah Country Club high in the Oakland hills is celebrating its one hundred year anniversary. The club founded in 1913 was the site of the old western open golf tournament. less

Club member Aubrey Willacy inside the men's locker room at the Sequoyah Country Club on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Sequoyah Country Club high in the Oakland hills is celebrating its one hundred year ... more

The interior of the historic clubhouse at the Sequoyah Country Club, on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Sequoyah Country Club high in the Oakland hills is celebrating its one hundred year anniversary. The club founded in 1913 was the site of the old western open golf tournament. less

The interior of the historic clubhouse at the Sequoyah Country Club, on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Sequoyah Country Club high in the Oakland hills is celebrating its one hundred year anniversary. The ... more

The interior of the historic clubhouse at the Sequoyah Country... Photo-4792530.64659 - StamfordAdvocate

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Past Oakland Open winners, photographed by J.D. Mills, on displayed in the clubhouse of the Sequoyah Country Club, on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Sequoyah Country Club high in the Oakland hills is celebrating its one hundred year anniversary. The club founded in 1913 was the site of the old western open golf tournament. less

Past Oakland Open winners, photographed by J.D. Mills, on displayed in the clubhouse of the Sequoyah Country Club, on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Sequoyah Country Club high in the Oakland hills is ... more

Memorabilia on display showing the days of the Oakland Open hosted by the Sequoyah Country CLub from 1938-1944, displayed in the clubhouse on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Sequoyah Country Club high in the Oakland hills is celebrating its one hundred year anniversary. The club founded in 1913 was the site of the old western open golf tournament. less

Memorabilia on display showing the days of the Oakland Open hosted by the Sequoyah Country CLub from 1938-1944, displayed in the clubhouse on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Sequoyah Country Club high in ... more

Memorabilia on display showing the days of the Oakland Open hosted... Photo-4792532.64659 - StamfordAdvocate

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Don Spruance, on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif., has been a member of the Sequoyah Country Club since 1969. Sequoyah Country Club high in the Oakland hills is celebrating its one hundred year anniversary. The club founded in 1913 was the site of the old western open golf tournament. less

Don Spruance, on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif., has been a member of the Sequoyah Country Club since 1969. Sequoyah Country Club high in the Oakland hills is celebrating its one hundred year ... more

Don Spruance, on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif., has been a... Photo-4792533.64659 - StamfordAdvocate

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Members play the eleventh hole at the Sequoyah Country Club on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Sequoyah Country Club high in the Oakland hills is celebrating its one hundred year anniversary. The club founded in 1913 was the site of the old western open golf tournament. less

Members play the eleventh hole at the Sequoyah Country Club on Wed. June 12, 2013 in Oakland, Calif. Sequoyah Country Club high in the Oakland hills is celebrating its one hundred year anniversary. The club ... more

Members play the eleventh hole at the Sequoyah Country Club on Wed.... Photo-4792534.64659 - StamfordAdvocate

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Golfer Byron Nelson, putting the ball out of the rough during the PGA tournament. (Photo by Ralph Morse/Pix Inc./Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)

Golfer Byron Nelson, putting the ball out of the rough during the PGA tournament. (Photo by Ralph Morse/Pix Inc./Time Life Pictures/Getty Images)

Golfer Byron Nelson, putting the ball out of the rough during the... Photo-4792535.64659 - StamfordAdvocate

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24th June 1937: US golfer Byron Nelson competing in a Ryder Cup match at Royal Birkdale, Southport. Teammate Densmore 'Denny' Shute stands on the left, holding a club. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

24th June 1937: US golfer Byron Nelson competing in a Ryder Cup match at Royal Birkdale, Southport. Teammate Densmore 'Denny' Shute stands on the left, holding a club. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)